μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Icelandic*Boberg.
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9 finer motifs beneath it
Destruction of enemy's weaponsPreventing the birth of enemiesPrevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemyUniting against a common enemyPrevention of hostilities by agreeing to demands while in danger. Barber makes heavy demands of customer while the razor is at his throat. Customer agrees but after the shave throws the barber outPrevention of hostilities by disarming the suspect. Later learned that he is a fugitive murdererDissuasion from suicide. Man dissuades simpleton from hanging himself by telling him that hell is a place of pain and tormentsCrab takes hold of heron's neck and fearing attack cuts neck and kills himKing takes measures against assassination

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